The average annual and hourly salaries for environmental scientists and health specialists in the state of Pennsylvania are shown in
Table 1 and Table 2, respectively.
The comparison of the salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists among Pennsylvania cities is shown in Table 3.
The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey
conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017
[1].

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales.
The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,180.
The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,020.
The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $40,730.

Percentile Bracket

Average Hourly Salary

10th Percentile Wage

$19.57

25th Percentile Wage

$25.12

50th Percentile Wage

$31.74

75th Percentile Wage

$40.57

90th Percentile Wage

$55.86

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales.
The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $55.86.
The median hourly salary is $31.74.
The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $19.57.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2016)

The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists
from 2012 to 2016.

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists
in some Pennsylvania cities and metropolitan areas.
We note that the median annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in state of Pennsylvania ranges from $34,130 to $84,050.
The highest paying area for environmental scientists and health specialists in Pennsylvania is Newark-Union with a median annual salary of $84,050.
The second highest paying city/area in Pennsylvania State is Philadelphia (mean annual salary $78,730).
The lowest paying area is Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $34,130.